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What kind of anime guests most interest you?
Producers
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Writers
14%
 14%  [ 3 ]
Directors
28%
 28%  [ 6 ]
Animation directors
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Character designers
0%
 0%  [ 0 ]
Japanese voice actors
57%
 57%  [ 12 ]
Total Votes : 21

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Tempest
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 7:34 am Reply with quote
Before running a full site survey, I'd like to get an idea from you guys who your favorite anime convention guests would be.

In general would you prefer (pick one) producers, writers, directors, animation directors, character designers, or Japanese voice actors?

And specifically, in your posts, name the guests would you most want to see at upcoming american cons. This is for some Japanese "friends" of ours who will be bringing guests to US cons in 2013.

Taking recommendations from this thread, I'll create a site survey, and our friends will try to bring the most popular guests to US cons this year.

note 1: Thanks for your votes, but the names are more important below. So please list people you'd like to see.

mote 2: Anime only, manga-ka are outside the scope of this conversation. Sorry.


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ewsizemore



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:02 am Reply with quote
I'd like to see Yoko Kanno return to the US. I'd also like to see Mamoru Hosoda and Goro Miyakazi. For a real dream, I'd like to see Mamoru Oshii.

I wouldn't mind some manga artists coming over too. Naoki Urasawa, Rumiko Takahashi, Shigeru Mizuki, Monkey Punch, & Eiichiro Oda. Why not dream big.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 9:11 am Reply with quote
Nakajima Kenji, Iso Matsuo, and Akane Kazuki would top my list. As a topic for discussion, I suggest the problems of producing original anime productions rather than adaptations of existing works.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 10:56 am Reply with quote
As someone who travels to cons primarily for Japanese guests I thought about this long and hard and for many years now. For me, it comes down to if the guest is right and if the con can do a good job showcasing them in the right way. Those things matter a lot. For example, some cons are great for guests that you want to interact casually because they're more laid back and less crowded, while others are better for big-name guests because of the crowd it draws for the concerts and panels.

But I guess that's not what this thread is for. Here's my 2c from a congoer perspective + a list of people that should be cool to see?

Producers: they tend to be kind of insightful but only when sufficiently opened up. Depending on how experienced they are, they can also be very open and be the "closest" to fans in terms of knowledge set. Also they draw the smallest crowds, beating out directors.
- Aniplex's Iwakami
- Ghibli's Suzuki

Writers: This is actually the toughest crowd. But unless you're Okada or Urobuchi I don't know how many people know about them. It's kind of interesting because like old-timer seiyuu many accomplished anime writers have written for a ton of different shows, so they can draw a small crowd just because most people can find a show or two the guest has worked on. But in my opinion the best writers are also directors or novelists or something like that.
- Mari Okada
- Gen Urobuchi
- Hideyuki Kurata
- Rieko Yoshida (I have Tamako Market questions okay?)
- Takaaki Suzuki

Directors: I probably shouldn't even bother. But again, unless we're talking about Miyazaki or someone attached to huge shows, not going to be a crowd for these guys.
- Yoshiyuki Tomino
- Mamoru Oshii
- Mamoru Hosoda
- Shoji Kawamori
- Junji Nishimura
- Junichi Sato
- Hiroyuki Imaishi
- Hideaki Anno
- Shinichiro Watanabe
- Yutaka Yamamoto (this guy is a riot, wish he was at every con)
- Takayuki Hirao
- Kazuki Akane
- Kazuhiro Takamura
- Takeshi Koike
- Masaaki Yuasa
- Atsushi Nishigori
- Kenji Nakamura

Animation directors: I'm not really up to stuff when it comes to sakkans and the like. I guess some animation directors overlap with directors and character designers too. Originally I came up with a short list but every one of them fit better as a director or character designer, so I moved them to those lists instead.

Character designers: Same as above, but easier to spot lol
- Akio Watanabe
- Yoshiyuki Sadamoto
- Mel Kishida
- redjuice
- Asako Nishida (love her designs)

Japanese voice actors: I am a seiyuu otaku and there's no hiding here!
- Maaya Sakamoto
- Yoko Hikasa
- Satomi Satou
- Ayana Taketatsu
- Saori Hayami
- Yukari Tamura
- Houko Kuwashima
- Saki Fujita
- Marina Inoue
- Kanae Itou
- Kana Asumi
- Rie Kugimiya
- Kana Hanazawa
- Sayaka Ohara
- Aki Toyosaki
- Minako Kotobuki
- Haruka Tomatsu
- Ayahi Takagaki
- Yui Ogura
- Kaori Ishihara
- Asami Imai
- Yumi Hara
- Sumire Uesaka
- Yuka Ootsubo
- Rumi Okubo
- Yuki Aoi
- Asami Shimoda
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 11:41 am Reply with quote
Voice actors I would most like to see as guests at a convention:
Tomatsu Haruka
Sakamoto Maaya
Kawasumi Ayako
Saito Chiwa
Tomokazu Sugita
Katou Emiri
Gotou Yuuko

Musicians:
Ray
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:58 pm Reply with quote
One more director:
Akiyuki Shinbo
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GWOtaku



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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 2:59 pm Reply with quote
Voted for writers, closely followed by directors. I like guests that can provide insight on creative ideas and inspiration behind a show.

I'll name drop Yutaka Izubuchi and Akihrio Enomoto, as they are key staff on Space Battleship Yamato 2199 and this is the anime I'm most interested in at the moment.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 3:10 pm Reply with quote
Wakamoto Norio. That is all.

Okay, no, I'm lying. Wakabayashi Atsushi or big name animators would be nice. I'd love to see Shida Naotoshi (Toei Animation) come on over to the US if only so someone could ask what it was like working on the good Last House episodes of Dragon Ball Z. Laughing
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:16 pm Reply with quote
I've been squirming daily for any bit of notice of who would come to anime cons this year and closely follow certain Voice Actresses and only travel to Cons for this reason. They are very close to my heart. To name a few:

Ogura Yui
Ishihara Kaori
Matsunaga Maho
Mikami Shiori
Ootsubo Yuka
Mimori Suzuko
Sora Tokui
Sasaki Mikoi
Kobayashi Yuu
Yoshino Nanjou
Misawa Sachika
Hanazawa Kana
Satomi Satou
Tamura Yukari
Chihara Minori
Harada Hitomi


I have a lot of desired musical groups that are made up of seiyuu's as well, so I'll list them here as well:

StylipS
YuiKaori
μ's (Love Live)
Milky Holmes
fripSide
ALTIMA
Nanamori Chu☆Goraku Bu

Also, a couple Anisong singers that I'd like to note as well:

Natsuko Aso
Kurosaki Maon
Faylan
Kitamura Eri
Nana Mizuki
azusa

Thank you for letting us voice our opinions. I'm hoping for a great year of conventions and guests and will have my wallet ready! Haha.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 4:44 pm Reply with quote
I would buy flight and con tickets in a heartbeat for the voice actress Mimori Suzuko. If she could come with her group, Milky Holmes, it would be an absolute delight.

Thank you.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:06 pm Reply with quote
voice actors:
Yuuki Aoi
Hayami Saori
Ishihara Kaori
Nanjou Yoshino
Ookubo Rumi
Uesaka Sumire
Uchida Maaya
Katou Emiri

directors:
Shinbou Akiyuki
Satou Takuya

writers:
Hanada Jukki

Thanks for the chance to have input.
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 5:59 pm Reply with quote
Well I voted for Japanese voice actors, but to be frank I think any of the choices in the list would be good! More Japanese guests in general would be nice to see come to the states, honestly.

Here are some specific names:

-Japanese voice actors-

(Females)
Aoi Yuuki
Yuka Iguchi
Nana Mizuki
Ayahi Takagaki
Ryoko Shiraishi
Marina Inoue
Sakura Tange
Kana Hanazawa
Kanae Itou
Ai Kayano
Ayana Takeatsu
Minako Kotobuki
Haruka Tomatsu
Aki Toyosaki

(Males)
Norio Wakamoto
Jouji Nakata
Takehito Koyasu
Tomokazu Seki
Kazuya Nakai
Akira Ishida
Jun Fukuyama
Mamoru Miyano
Tomokazu Sugita
Yuuichi Nakamura
Daisuke Ono
Nobuyuki Hiyama
Souichiro Hoshi
Hideo Ishikawa

-Directors-

Shinichiro Watanabe
Makoto Shinkai
Leiji Matsumoto
Mamoru Hosoda
Shoji Kawamori
Masami Obari
Ryutaro Nakamura
Akiyuji Shinbou
Akane Kazuki
Goro Taniguchi
Yoshitomo Kometani
Katsumi Ono
Seiji Mizushima
Koichi Chigira

-Character designers-

Range Murata
Masaki Kajishima
Satoshi Koike
Nobuteru Yuki
Hisashi Hirai

-Writers-

Dai Sato
Gen Urobuchi
Hideyuki Kurata
Takaaki Suzuki

-Animation directors-

Satoru Fujimoto
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PostPosted: Thu Mar 21, 2013 8:44 pm Reply with quote
I'm a fan of seiyuu as well as musical guests; that's what draws me to any particular convention. My list of people I'd like to see could go on forever, so I'll pare it down a bit. In no particular order:

Seiyuu:
Hanazawa Kana
Itou Kanae
Uesaka Sumire
Ootsuba Yuka
Mikashi Shiori
Ookubo Rumi
Tsuda Minami
Toyosaki Aki
Kotobuki Minako
Tomatsu Haruka
Takagaki Ayahi
Hikasa Youko
Taketatsu Ayana
Satou Satomi
Mimori Suzuko
Tokui Sora
Sasaki Mikoi
Kitta Izumi
Nanjou Yoshino
Asami Kana
Fujita Saki
Shimoda Asami
Imai Asami
Yuuki Aoi
Katou Emiri
Fukuhara Kaori
Iguchi Yuka
Hidaka Rina
Ogura Yui
Ishihara Kaori
Matsunaga Maho
Noto Arisa


Musical:
(my seiyuu list includes obvious groups: Milky Holmes, Sphere, Houkago Tea Time, Nanamori Chu Gorakubu, YuiKaori/StylipS, Ro-Kyu-Bu. In addition to those:)
Ray
Lia
RieFu
azusa
chouchou
Sasaki Sayaka
Suzuki Konomi
Kawano Marina

(anyone who wants to bring Momoi Haruko back to the US again gets a thumbs up from me)
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PostPosted: Fri Mar 22, 2013 3:59 am Reply with quote
Seiyuu:

Mimori Suzuko
Uesaka Sumire
Toyosaki Aki
Tomatsu Haruka
Kotobuki Minako
Takagaki Ayahi
Hanazawa Kana
Ogura Yui
Ishihara Kaori
Noto Arisa
Matsunaga Maho
Hidaka Rina
Yuuki Aoi
Mikami Shiori
Ootsubo Yuka
Ookubo Rumi
Tsuda Minami
Misawa Sachika
Itou Kanae
Taketatsu Ayana
Murakawa Rie
Hikasa Youko
Uchida Maaya

Seiyuu units:

StylipS / YuiKaori
Sphere
μ's
Nanamorichuu Gorakubu
Milky Holmes
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PostPosted: Sun Mar 24, 2013 8:13 pm Reply with quote
Just wanna drop an additional name or three:

Naohito Takahashi - Director (Berserk, Figure 17, Pokemon, Steel Angel Kurumi)

Yuriko Chiba - Character Designer and Director (Figure 17, Oreimo, Steel Angel Kurumi, Berserk)

Hiroshi Nishikiori - Director (Negima, Angelic Layer, Toaru no Magitsu no Index II)
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